I've been thinking a lot about listening recently. Today I'm thinking about listening to God. I love the story from the Old Testament where Samuel is a young man staying in the temple with the old priest Eli. In the middle of the night, Samuel hears a voice calling to him by name. After three …
Listening? (re:listening 1)
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about listening. I've been asking myself: 'Do I listen?' To God, to my friends, to my wife, to my kids, to people around me, to my own life . . . am I really listening? As someone who spends a lot of time speaking, whether in front of people …
Seth Godin on our Driveby Culture
Seth Godin is one of the best voices in contemporary culture on marketing and true connections in our ever-changing world. His blog post today ("Driveby Culture and the Endless Search for Wow") is worth taking the time to read. He is getting at one of the biggest challenges in our culture: We're creating a culture …
Listening in order to Speak
Eugene Peterson is the pastor-preacher-professor who translated the Bible into the highly popular paraphrase, The Message. One of the most striking aspects of The Message is how Peterson used everyday language in it. The 'everyday'-ness of the wording is sometimes strange because we are used to using one set of words for our religious life …
Rob Bell on Preaching
Here's a fascinating interview with Rob Bell of Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI, on the topic of preaching. If you're not familiar with Rob, you should be. Whether you agree with him or not, his thoughts should be considered. He is one of the most unique communicators of the Scriptures these days. He …
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